Concubine Zhuang Li Xianhui lives in the East Sixth Palace, where there are two imperial concubines, in addition to Concubine Zhuang, there is also an imperial concubine Mu Zhen.
When Yao Ji arrived at Zhuang Concubine Palace, she found that Mu Zhen was actually here; Mu Zhen was surrounded by her son Zhu Zhanqi and Duan Xuehen, Depin in her palace.
The second prince Zhanqi can already walk, and is walking around with Duan Xueheng.At this time, Mu Zhen ignored the child and just watched Duan Xuehen play with the child.
Yao Ji could tell at a glance that Depin was quite close to the imperial concubine because she also loved the imperial concubine's son.
However, Yao Ji knew the inside story when she was in Yunnan. Duan Xuehen should have had a surname of Mu, but she was raised by Duan Yang and was therefore Duan.
Duan Xueheng and Mu Zhen are cousins, and the second prince is Duan Xueheng's nephew, so it is not surprising that the relationship between the two concubines is close.
Mu Zhen seems to have a good relationship with Concubine Zhuang Li Xianhui.Otherwise, Mu Zhen would not have taken her son to Zhuang Fei Palace for any reason.
Li Xianhui's mind is not simple.
After Yao Ji greeted her, she just looked at each other. It was very short, and Yao Ji discovered that Li Xianhui's eyes had already looked at her appearance and jewelry; maybe she had even compared her secretly, after all, Concubine Zhuang and Yao Ji were concubines of the same identity level.
Of course, Yao Ji also has a lot of thoughts. She has experienced many experiences and knows that women get along with each other, and being close together may not necessarily make the relationship good.
If two women who are close to each other are more in love, their relationship will be closer than others; on the contrary, because they are close, they will have more resentment between each other.
Given the feeling that Li Xianhui gave Yao Ji, Yao Ji secretly guessed that it was because Mu Zhen could deal with the world.This woman from a tall family is really smarter than an ordinary woman.
Concubine Xian is so polite. It is a great honor for me to come, and I also bring such a large basket of things.Li Xianhui said in his voice.
Yao Ji smiled and said: It’s not a rare thing, it’s all sent by those eunuchs to the palace. This kind of seasonal fruits and fruits will not be given in every palace, unless you want to eat them yourself and send someone to pick them up. I heard that North Korea does not seem to have citrus. Sister Zhuang was afraid that she couldn't remember it, so she brought a basket along the way. Eat a little citrus every day, and the complexion will be much better and the skin will be more shiny.
After hearing this, Mu Zhen laughed and said: No wonder Concubine Xian has such good skin, and she pays attention to her diet and daily life.Sister Zhuang listened to her right.
Li Xianhui also said happily: Thank you Concubine Xian.
Yao Ji paid attention to Mu Zhen's expression and found that Mu Zhen praised her for her good skin, and she looked very sincere.
This imperial concubine is not as charming as Yao Ji and Miao Jin, but she often gives people a relaxed and pleasant feeling.
Not only is Mu Zhen treating people generously, but she is also born beautifully. She is afraid that anyone who sees her delicate face will love her, including women.
Yao Ji looked at Li Xianhui and smiled casually and shook her head gently, meaning that she didn't have to thank her.
Li Xianhui said: Two sisters, let’s sit in there. When I came from Seoul, I brought some Korean tea, and there was still a little left. I'm afraid it's not a good tea in the capital, but sisters can try it.
Yao Ji said: Sister Zhuang is speaking Chinese better and better.
Surrounded by the palace maids, the three of them went to a flower hall next to them.Li Xianhui ordered people to pick up the tea and then make tea and serve it.The tea takes some time, but the snacks are served first.
There were two other palace maids who peeled the citrus given by Yao Ji, cleaned it up neatly, placed it neatly on a white porcelain plate and brought it up.
Li Xianhui said: Is it rare for Sister Xianfei’s bracelets and rings?I've never seen it before.
Yao Ji whispered: In recent years, it is no longer a rare item. Jade bracelets and gold-inlaid ruby rings can be purchased on the market. By the way, it would be easy to pick a few jades at the imperial concubine's family. Jade is produced from the Yunnan governor, Meng Yangtuan Tusi, and rubies are produced from Myanmar. These things must be approved by the Mu Mansion before they can be transported to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.
Mu Zhen immediately said lightly: Next time I will bring a letter to my parents' home, I will ask my father to send in a few jade jewelry for Concubine Zhuang's sister.
How can you not receive any reward without merit?Li Xianhui hurriedly said, I just thought it was strange and asked casually, sister, don’t take it seriously.
Mu Zhen didn't insist and smiled and said: That's true. What I gave me is, how could the emperor give it personally?After saying that, she looked at Yao Ji and smiled.
When Zhu Gaoxu gave his family jade bracelets, Mu Zhen, Li Xianhui and others did not enter the Han Palace.
Li Xianhui asked carefully: Are you very busy these days? When he came back to Concubine Zhuang Palace, he was a little distracted and thought about something.
Yao Ji said: It should be conquered Japan, and also issued an imperial edict to the Lee family of North Korea.
Li Xianhui and others nodded slightly, but did not continue to talk about this.
The three of them chatted in the flower hall, and when they talked about interesting things, they were all smiling and very close.
They seemed to know in their hearts that they could not offend women too much, otherwise it would be almost impossible for women to settle their grudges, so they both said things to the advantage.
Just like Yao Ji and Ma Enhui, because they broke up before, those hatreds may not be better for the rest of their lives.
As for Mu Zhen and the queen, there seems to be a little estrangement; and Yao Ji has a good relationship with the queen, but none of this will make Yao Ji have any prejudice against Mu Zhen.
...However, Ma Enhui showed no sign of returning to the palace.She had settled in a stable residence outside Taiping Gate and on the banks of the lake.
At this time, Enhui was neither interested in the beautiful scenery of the new residence nor went to the Shen family's theater to watch the show.After she moved in, she never went out.
Under the attic by the Que Lake, there is a house made of Ma Enhui into a Buddhist temple, and her bedroom is also on the side of the Buddhist temple.Ma Enhui has been living a life of eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha's name recently, and she doesn't care about everything about the rest.
Ma Enhui didn't think that such days were very hard. On the contrary, the Buddhist scriptures taught people to be indifferent and kind, which gradually made her feel much better.
Next to the table was a wooden fish and a scripture, but Ma Enhui has not recited the scriptures yet.
She usually does this when she is quiet at night, and she has to knock on the wooden fish in her hands and recite difficult scriptures in her mouth, which can make people have no time to think about it.
At present, Ma Enhui is just copying the Diamond Sutra.
The simple decorations in the Buddhist temple, the faint fragrance of ink, and the burning smell of oil lamps, can make her feel at ease.
There is also the gilded Buddha statue worshipped above, whose vivid expression can also influence her state of mind; it lowers its eyes to the sentient beings below, and it is comfortable, calm, open-minded and kind, and mortals can unconsciously imitate that emotion.
But occasionally, an irrelevant figure emerged into Enhui's mind again. He was confident and persistent, passionate and forbearance.
Then the inexplicable warmth flowed into her heart, and his voice was as gentle as in his ears: How could I forget my kindness, and I wouldn't bear to die... Then she felt a numbness in her heart, and a stubborn mind suddenly pulled in her mind, and those light and heavy touches flashed in a turbulent manner.
She even vaguely heard the whistling sound from her lungs.
This feeling was turbulent with her pious and peaceful state of mind. She glanced at the Buddha statue and immediately felt the sin and blasphemy.
Sin... Ma Enhui recited it several times in awe and blame, silently abandoning the lustful thoughts in her heart.
However, all the past happened unknowingly in the long time.
Ma Enhui did not regret much about the fact that she began to survive after she failed to die.
She was just a helpless woman. When the forces that once protected her collapsed, she survived and had to be forced to surrender to a not-so-violent Zhu Gaoxu; this was not something that could not be forgiven.
Even if she later committed herself to Zhu Gaoxu and pleased him, she felt it was acceptable.
If you die, you can only rely on the kindness and protection of a man. Such a woman cannot keep her innocence and will be criticized for her morality at most.
But one day, when Enhui suddenly realized her heart, she couldn't accept it.
She found that the person who once often hated other women and treated them wholeheartedly was blurred and could not remember much; she was once in a state of tragic experiences between Wen Kui and Wen Kui, but she didn't know when the pain was decreasing, but instead shamelessly looked forward and recalled every meeting with another man.
Those shallow joys suddenly made her feel deeply humiliated, sinful and betrayal.
Morality is just a rule required by the outside world and the world, but the heart is the destination of the soul and cannot deceive oneself.
Later, she finally found the state of mind from Buddhism that she forgets all grievances and the four elements are empty. Gradually, she found the home of her soul in entanglement and confusion.
Honor and disgrace, grudges, love and hatred, all turned into nothingness.
Enhui felt that this was very relaxed.
She breathed slowly, abandoned the distracting thoughts that had become less and less in her mind, continued to sit in front of the desk, and began to write Buddhist scriptures seriously.
Zhu Gaoxu has not heard from him for a while, and Ma Enhui's bad attitude last time seemed to have caused a misunderstanding.
But that's good. After all, both of them are kind to each other. Zhu Gaoxu will not just deal with her because of a little disobedience in his posture. Now Ma Enhui has no worries about food and clothing, and has a pure Buddhist temple. Even if you spend the rest of your life with such a green lamp, it is also a kind of liberation.
If you misunderstand, continue to misunderstand. Anyway, Zhu Gaoxu has many beautiful concubines, and it is best for him to forget Enhui.From then on, each of them was peaceful.
Ma Enhui placed the tip of the pen on the ink mark left when she was distracted, and gently lifted the tip of the pen and made a little modification.
She looked a little farther away and could no longer see any traces, so she continued to write neat and upright regular script with satisfaction.
When Yao Ji arrived at Zhuang Concubine Palace, she found that Mu Zhen was actually here; Mu Zhen was surrounded by her son Zhu Zhanqi and Duan Xuehen, Depin in her palace.
The second prince Zhanqi can already walk, and is walking around with Duan Xueheng.At this time, Mu Zhen ignored the child and just watched Duan Xuehen play with the child.
Yao Ji could tell at a glance that Depin was quite close to the imperial concubine because she also loved the imperial concubine's son.
However, Yao Ji knew the inside story when she was in Yunnan. Duan Xuehen should have had a surname of Mu, but she was raised by Duan Yang and was therefore Duan.
Duan Xueheng and Mu Zhen are cousins, and the second prince is Duan Xueheng's nephew, so it is not surprising that the relationship between the two concubines is close.
Mu Zhen seems to have a good relationship with Concubine Zhuang Li Xianhui.Otherwise, Mu Zhen would not have taken her son to Zhuang Fei Palace for any reason.
Li Xianhui's mind is not simple.
After Yao Ji greeted her, she just looked at each other. It was very short, and Yao Ji discovered that Li Xianhui's eyes had already looked at her appearance and jewelry; maybe she had even compared her secretly, after all, Concubine Zhuang and Yao Ji were concubines of the same identity level.
Of course, Yao Ji also has a lot of thoughts. She has experienced many experiences and knows that women get along with each other, and being close together may not necessarily make the relationship good.
If two women who are close to each other are more in love, their relationship will be closer than others; on the contrary, because they are close, they will have more resentment between each other.
Given the feeling that Li Xianhui gave Yao Ji, Yao Ji secretly guessed that it was because Mu Zhen could deal with the world.This woman from a tall family is really smarter than an ordinary woman.
Concubine Xian is so polite. It is a great honor for me to come, and I also bring such a large basket of things.Li Xianhui said in his voice.
Yao Ji smiled and said: It’s not a rare thing, it’s all sent by those eunuchs to the palace. This kind of seasonal fruits and fruits will not be given in every palace, unless you want to eat them yourself and send someone to pick them up. I heard that North Korea does not seem to have citrus. Sister Zhuang was afraid that she couldn't remember it, so she brought a basket along the way. Eat a little citrus every day, and the complexion will be much better and the skin will be more shiny.
After hearing this, Mu Zhen laughed and said: No wonder Concubine Xian has such good skin, and she pays attention to her diet and daily life.Sister Zhuang listened to her right.
Li Xianhui also said happily: Thank you Concubine Xian.
Yao Ji paid attention to Mu Zhen's expression and found that Mu Zhen praised her for her good skin, and she looked very sincere.
This imperial concubine is not as charming as Yao Ji and Miao Jin, but she often gives people a relaxed and pleasant feeling.
Not only is Mu Zhen treating people generously, but she is also born beautifully. She is afraid that anyone who sees her delicate face will love her, including women.
Yao Ji looked at Li Xianhui and smiled casually and shook her head gently, meaning that she didn't have to thank her.
Li Xianhui said: Two sisters, let’s sit in there. When I came from Seoul, I brought some Korean tea, and there was still a little left. I'm afraid it's not a good tea in the capital, but sisters can try it.
Yao Ji said: Sister Zhuang is speaking Chinese better and better.
Surrounded by the palace maids, the three of them went to a flower hall next to them.Li Xianhui ordered people to pick up the tea and then make tea and serve it.The tea takes some time, but the snacks are served first.
There were two other palace maids who peeled the citrus given by Yao Ji, cleaned it up neatly, placed it neatly on a white porcelain plate and brought it up.
Li Xianhui said: Is it rare for Sister Xianfei’s bracelets and rings?I've never seen it before.
Yao Ji whispered: In recent years, it is no longer a rare item. Jade bracelets and gold-inlaid ruby rings can be purchased on the market. By the way, it would be easy to pick a few jades at the imperial concubine's family. Jade is produced from the Yunnan governor, Meng Yangtuan Tusi, and rubies are produced from Myanmar. These things must be approved by the Mu Mansion before they can be transported to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.
Mu Zhen immediately said lightly: Next time I will bring a letter to my parents' home, I will ask my father to send in a few jade jewelry for Concubine Zhuang's sister.
How can you not receive any reward without merit?Li Xianhui hurriedly said, I just thought it was strange and asked casually, sister, don’t take it seriously.
Mu Zhen didn't insist and smiled and said: That's true. What I gave me is, how could the emperor give it personally?After saying that, she looked at Yao Ji and smiled.
When Zhu Gaoxu gave his family jade bracelets, Mu Zhen, Li Xianhui and others did not enter the Han Palace.
Li Xianhui asked carefully: Are you very busy these days? When he came back to Concubine Zhuang Palace, he was a little distracted and thought about something.
Yao Ji said: It should be conquered Japan, and also issued an imperial edict to the Lee family of North Korea.
Li Xianhui and others nodded slightly, but did not continue to talk about this.
The three of them chatted in the flower hall, and when they talked about interesting things, they were all smiling and very close.
They seemed to know in their hearts that they could not offend women too much, otherwise it would be almost impossible for women to settle their grudges, so they both said things to the advantage.
Just like Yao Ji and Ma Enhui, because they broke up before, those hatreds may not be better for the rest of their lives.
As for Mu Zhen and the queen, there seems to be a little estrangement; and Yao Ji has a good relationship with the queen, but none of this will make Yao Ji have any prejudice against Mu Zhen.
...However, Ma Enhui showed no sign of returning to the palace.She had settled in a stable residence outside Taiping Gate and on the banks of the lake.
At this time, Enhui was neither interested in the beautiful scenery of the new residence nor went to the Shen family's theater to watch the show.After she moved in, she never went out.
Under the attic by the Que Lake, there is a house made of Ma Enhui into a Buddhist temple, and her bedroom is also on the side of the Buddhist temple.Ma Enhui has been living a life of eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha's name recently, and she doesn't care about everything about the rest.
Ma Enhui didn't think that such days were very hard. On the contrary, the Buddhist scriptures taught people to be indifferent and kind, which gradually made her feel much better.
Next to the table was a wooden fish and a scripture, but Ma Enhui has not recited the scriptures yet.
She usually does this when she is quiet at night, and she has to knock on the wooden fish in her hands and recite difficult scriptures in her mouth, which can make people have no time to think about it.
At present, Ma Enhui is just copying the Diamond Sutra.
The simple decorations in the Buddhist temple, the faint fragrance of ink, and the burning smell of oil lamps, can make her feel at ease.
There is also the gilded Buddha statue worshipped above, whose vivid expression can also influence her state of mind; it lowers its eyes to the sentient beings below, and it is comfortable, calm, open-minded and kind, and mortals can unconsciously imitate that emotion.
But occasionally, an irrelevant figure emerged into Enhui's mind again. He was confident and persistent, passionate and forbearance.
Then the inexplicable warmth flowed into her heart, and his voice was as gentle as in his ears: How could I forget my kindness, and I wouldn't bear to die... Then she felt a numbness in her heart, and a stubborn mind suddenly pulled in her mind, and those light and heavy touches flashed in a turbulent manner.
She even vaguely heard the whistling sound from her lungs.
This feeling was turbulent with her pious and peaceful state of mind. She glanced at the Buddha statue and immediately felt the sin and blasphemy.
Sin... Ma Enhui recited it several times in awe and blame, silently abandoning the lustful thoughts in her heart.
However, all the past happened unknowingly in the long time.
Ma Enhui did not regret much about the fact that she began to survive after she failed to die.
She was just a helpless woman. When the forces that once protected her collapsed, she survived and had to be forced to surrender to a not-so-violent Zhu Gaoxu; this was not something that could not be forgiven.
Even if she later committed herself to Zhu Gaoxu and pleased him, she felt it was acceptable.
If you die, you can only rely on the kindness and protection of a man. Such a woman cannot keep her innocence and will be criticized for her morality at most.
But one day, when Enhui suddenly realized her heart, she couldn't accept it.
She found that the person who once often hated other women and treated them wholeheartedly was blurred and could not remember much; she was once in a state of tragic experiences between Wen Kui and Wen Kui, but she didn't know when the pain was decreasing, but instead shamelessly looked forward and recalled every meeting with another man.
Those shallow joys suddenly made her feel deeply humiliated, sinful and betrayal.
Morality is just a rule required by the outside world and the world, but the heart is the destination of the soul and cannot deceive oneself.
Later, she finally found the state of mind from Buddhism that she forgets all grievances and the four elements are empty. Gradually, she found the home of her soul in entanglement and confusion.
Honor and disgrace, grudges, love and hatred, all turned into nothingness.
Enhui felt that this was very relaxed.
She breathed slowly, abandoned the distracting thoughts that had become less and less in her mind, continued to sit in front of the desk, and began to write Buddhist scriptures seriously.
Zhu Gaoxu has not heard from him for a while, and Ma Enhui's bad attitude last time seemed to have caused a misunderstanding.
But that's good. After all, both of them are kind to each other. Zhu Gaoxu will not just deal with her because of a little disobedience in his posture. Now Ma Enhui has no worries about food and clothing, and has a pure Buddhist temple. Even if you spend the rest of your life with such a green lamp, it is also a kind of liberation.
If you misunderstand, continue to misunderstand. Anyway, Zhu Gaoxu has many beautiful concubines, and it is best for him to forget Enhui.From then on, each of them was peaceful.
Ma Enhui placed the tip of the pen on the ink mark left when she was distracted, and gently lifted the tip of the pen and made a little modification.
She looked a little farther away and could no longer see any traces, so she continued to write neat and upright regular script with satisfaction.
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